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The Microfoundations of Diaspora Politics
with editors
Harris Mylonas and
Alexandra Délano Alonso
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Dean Alyssa Ayres, Alexander Betts, and Luicy Pedroza
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Thursday, October 28, 2021
12:30-2:00 pm (EST)
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The Microfoundations of Diaspora Politics examines the various actors within and beyond the state that participate in the design and implementation of diaspora policies, as well as the mechanisms through which diasporas are constructed by governments, political parties, diaspora entrepreneurs, or international organisations.
The Book Launch Series is proud to present a virtual discussion of the book featuring the co-editors, Harris Mylonas and Alexandra Délano Alonso, two scholars Alexander Betts and Luicy Pedroza who will comment on the book, as well as remarks by Dean Alyssa Ayres of the Elliott School.
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Harris Mylonas is an Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the George Washington University, and has served as the Associate Dean for Research at the Elliott School of International Affairs. His work revolves around states’ management of diversity that may originate from national minorities, immigrants, diasporas, or refugees; nationalism, nation-building, diaspora policies, and European integration. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.
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Alexandra Délano Alonso is an Associate Professor and Chair of Global Studies at The New School. She was the co-founder and former co-director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility. Her research focuses on diaspora policies, the transnational relationships between states and migrants, and the politics of memory in relation to borders, violence, and migration. She holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the University of Oxford.
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Alyssa Ayres is the Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. Her work focuses primarily on India’s role in the world and on U.S. relations with South Asia in the larger Indo-Pacific. Before joining the Elliott School, she was a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia under the Obama administration. She holds a Ph.D. in South Asian Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago.
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Alexander Betts is the Leopold Muller Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, the William Golding Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, and Associate Head (Doctoral and Research Training) of the Social Science Division at the University of Oxford. He served as Director of the Refugee Studies Center, and his work focuses on the political economy of refugee assistance. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford.
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Luicy Pedroza is a Research Professor at the Center for International Studies at El Colegio de México. Originally trained in International Relations, her work engages with other disciplines of the social sciences that intersect in the study of migration and citizenship, especially political sociology, legal studies, and political theory. She earned her doctorate in Political Science at the University of Bremen.
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This event is on the record and open to the media. |
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The Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
60th Anniversary Celebration
Join us this fall as we celebrate six decades of excellence at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies! Celebrations will include a semester-long program of exciting events that bring together members of the IERES community, both past and present, and members of the international community to commemorate the Institute’s achievements. Click here to learn more about our history and stay up-to-date on the celebration.
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The Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES)
Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW / Suite 412 / Washington, DC 20052
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